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Centre for Inclusive and Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CISEI)

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CISEI builds on an interdisciplinary collaborative foundation to understand sustainability holistically, to co-create knowledge and value for a range of stakeholders, including individuals, communities and organisations.

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Founded in 2016, CISEI conducts interdisciplinary cutting-edge evidence-based research on inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Professor Mine Karatas-Ozkan
Professor Mine Karatas-Ozkan
Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Founding Director of CISEI
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I endeavour to turn every knowledge co-creation into an opportunity for understanding, wisdom, and growth, for those who are less supported, such as women leaders and entrepreneurs.
I try to conceptualise how we can more clearly and realistically understand important issues, such as, the nature of entrepreneurial opportunities, action, and success.
Sunyu Chai
Lecturer in Digital Entrepreneurship
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I investigate how technology works in business and society and how research paradigms and methods align with organizational and social changes impacted by technology.
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Research highlights

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Career development in Universities: academic career trajectories

Future societies and communities
Professor Yehuda Baruch, a global leader in career studies, brings a system perspective to exploring careers in various contexts. His recent study examined careers of university leaders, building on and expanding his Career Ecosystem Theory.

Helping SMEs address digital and sustainability challenges and achieve growth

Digital
Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Marine and maritime
Professor Ajit Nayak's research on strategic management has helped Small and Medium Enterprises adapt to the changing business environment, creating new strategies and developing new capabilities to stay competitive and achieve growth.
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cisei@soton.ac.uk